Hi,
I was thinking of doing the John Steinbeck novel 'Of Mice and Men' as I loved it in school. One thought was to continue the ending of the novel and follow George on his difficult journey (after just shooting his best friend Lennie in the head). However not too sure how to connect that within the frame work of this assignment.
My other idea is to give voice to the only black hand on the ranch, Crooks. A bitter older man who decides he can trust both George and Lennie. But why is he bitter, lonely and angry in the first place? I would love to give him a voice and to give reason to the reader as to why he may be like this.
So those are my two ideas, im thinking the second one may be much 'easier' to fit into the assignment frame work.
Holly
Hi Holly, just giving my two cents worth :) I like your second idea of giving that type of character a voice as it seems he stands out. It would make for an intriguing read and he sounds like an interesting character and it would be a good challenge in doing the rewrite.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I think it could work well.
ReplyDeleteWe could gain more insight into why he feels the need to take such extreme action, and in telling/ adding to that story you could be on task with the assessment.
Re. Crooks. Is he right to trust George and Liam? Why does he? I think his back-story could also fit in well, perhaps 'easier' as you say, in a way, well more obvious anyway.
But it all depends on WHAT you have to say about George